Chaumet -- liens, or the marks of attachment

The link appears very early in the history of Chaumet, from its creation in 1780.

It is part of the tradition of the Bijoux de Sentiments, romantic jewellery - intimate companions, bearers of secret messages, and the Lacs d’Amour - signs of true and enduring friendship, of sworn and therefore unfailing faith.

It also features in the archives dating from the Belle Epoque or Art Deco years, on the preliminary designs for tiaras, brooches and necklaces.

Symbolically, the link is this thread that attaches two beings and draws their destiny closer. It surprises us in its relation to the other, the others, to the world and even to itself.

The affective and sentimental dimension of the jewel emerges here, marking the important stages and experiences of a life.